Research on Lithium Technology Safety Issues: A Bibliometric Analysis

Kai Li, Qiudan Su, Xiaofan Ma and Haifeng Zhang ()
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Kai Li: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Qiudan Su: Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Xiaofan Ma: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China
Haifeng Zhang: School of Geographical Science, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: (1) Background: Lithium plays an extremely important role in the national economy. However, the chemical activity of lithium metal leads to many safety problems in the application of lithium technology, which is the bottleneck problem restricting the development of lithium technology. The purpose of this paper is to describe the research status of lithium technology safety issues visually and dynamically, elucidate the pressing issues in this field and reveal future development trends. (2) Methods: In this paper, metrology literature analysis and knowledge graph methods were adopted. With the help of visualization tools, namely, CiteSpace and VOSviewer, literature data exported from the Web of Science were analyzed in a multi-angle and all-round way. (3) Results: The number of papers in the field of lithium technology safety showed an accelerating trend. Close collaboration between authors and institutions. The scope of the research has gradually shifted from the early focus on the medical application of lithium and the resulting safety issues to the health and safety of lithium batteries. (4) Conclusions: Lithium technology safety is a hot topic in the current academic community. Future research trends will continue to focus on the safety problems and solutions of lithium technology, and pay more attention to sustainable development, especially the research on the improvement and optimization of lithium-ion battery performance.

Keywords: safety science; lithium technology; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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